This Worcester intersection looks like one of the quieter ones in the city, but this 1955 photo clearly shows that the width of this street invited traffic.

And it did, in fact, get pretty busy if comments from the public are any indication: A letter suggesting that a "traffic peril" existed that could be alleviated by a traffic light was a common enough request, and remains so when an intersection becomes a busy route.

The broad street in this picture may not have always been that busy, but since 1722, it has been a main route into and out of the city. Its importance as a route across and through the city made it a likely candidate to be named for important folks.

The side street at this intersection is just as old — or perhaps older — and has been given a name that reflects the city's history.

But the days more than 200 years before this photo was taken had limited traffic for what were then mere paths, though well worn by Native Americans before European settlers came to name them. Like several of Worcester's neighborhoods, this one had more of the look of a suburb than a city block. Some of these single-family homes still exist along what has become an even busier street.

Hint: the wider road seen here was given a name that reflects a famous Worcester family — and a famous national figure as well.

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